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"The Sheriff shall keep and preserve the peace of his county"

Patrol

The Patrol Division of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for a variety of different tasks. Those tasks include responding to all incidents requested by citizens, filing of official reports, service of warrants, service of domestic violence papers, responding to 911 calls, assisting other law enforcement and emergency services, and many other tasks. The Patrol Division is typically the deputies that you see on a daily basis that patrol our county in marked patrol vehicles, ready to respond to any call. The Patrol Division has four shift sergeants and four deputies per shift to cover all of Jackson County. The Patrol Division is supervised by Patrol Lieutenants Blake "Bull" Watson and Rollie James.The shifts begin and end at 6 am and 6 pm. The shifts are named Adam, Baker, Charlie, and David. 

 

Lieutenant - Blake "Bull" Watson

Lieutenant - BlakeWatson

Mailing Address

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
399 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779 

Telephone

828-586-8901

Email
sbwatson@jacksonnc.org


Lieutenant – Rollie James

Lieutenant – Rollie James

Mailing Address

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
399 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779 

Telephone

828-586-8901

Email

rljames@jacksonnc.org


Sergeant Ernie Scherman - Baker Shift

Sergeant - Ernie Scherman

Mailing Address

Jackson County Sheriff's Office
399 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779

Telephone

828-586-8901

Email

eascherman@jacksonnc.org


Sergeant Josh Yopp - Charlie Shift


Sergeant – Josh Yopp

Mailing Address

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
399 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779 

Telephone

828-586-8901

Email

jayopp@jacksonnc.org


Sergeant Matt Hawkins - David Shift

Sergeant - Matt Hawkins

Mailing Address

Jackson County Sheriff's Office
399 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779

Telephone

828-586-8901

Email

wmhawkins@jacksonnc.org


Sergeant Jesse Henkel

Sergeant - Jesse Henkel

Mailing Address

Jackson County Sheriff's Office
399 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylva, NC 28779

Telephone

828-586-8901

Email

jlhendel@jacksonnc.org